SwipingInARecyclerView.java

ItemTouchHelper itemTouchHelper = new ItemTouchHelper(
    new ItemTouchHelper.SimpleCallback(0, ItemTouchHelper.LEFT) {

        private final Paint underlayPaint = new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG | Paint.DITHER_FLAG | Paint.FILTER_BITMAP_FLAG);

        @Override
        public boolean onMove(RecyclerView recyclerView, RecyclerView.ViewHolder viewHolder, RecyclerView.ViewHolder target) {
            return false;
        }

        @Override
        public void onSwiped(RecyclerView.ViewHolder viewHolder, int direction) {
            switch (direction) {
                case ItemTouchHelper.LEFT:
                    // TODO :: Do something.
                    break;
            }
        }

        @Override
        public void onChildDraw(Canvas c, RecyclerView recyclerView, RecyclerView.ViewHolder viewHolder, float dX, float dY, int actionState, boolean isCurrentlyActive) {
            View itemView = viewHolder.itemView;

            underlayPaint.setColor(Color.RED);
            c.drawRect((float) itemView.getLeft(), (float) itemView.getTop(), dX, (float) itemView.getBottom(), underlayPaint);

            super.onChildDraw(c, recyclerView, viewHolder, dX, dY, actionState, isCurrentlyActive);
        }
    });


itemTouchHelper.attachToRecyclerView(recyclerView);